Cover and spout for packages.



' E. W. PiNKERTON.

COVER AND SPOUT FOR PACKAGES. 'APPL FILED AU .14

H l I I k 12 Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

is trains ERVIN W. PINIKERTON, F ROCHESTESt, NElV YORK.

COVER AND SPQUT FOB PACKAGES.

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7 '0 all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EPVIN W. PINKERTUN, a citizen of .the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and cles-such as grape nuts, cofiee,etc. This and other objects of my invention will be fully illustrated in the drawings, described in the specification and pointed out in the claims at the end the'reoi 1 in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is perspective view of the food package showing the cover thereof with my improved spout sealed against the cover. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the food package in inverted position, showing the cover thereof, equipped with my improved spout, the spout being open for the purpose of pouring out the contents. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3i" of Fig. 2. Fig. i is a view of the cover and spout looking at it from the inside of the package. Fig. 5 is a view of the spout shown in Fig. 4: closed up the package. Fig. tie a plan View down inside of the package. Mounted to swing on these lugs is a chute 6 formed of a single piece of stock for which purpose substantially the same material canbe used as is used for the cover of the package.

" The blank from which the spout is formed is shown in plan view in Fig. 6 and the dotted lines thereon indicate the lines on which the stocliis bent in order to form the partsLofithe chute.

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the blank from which the spout is formed. I

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Application filed August M, 1914. serial No. 856,861.

dicates the handle by which the chute may be operated.

9 and 10 are the flanges that form the sides of the chute and 11 and 12 are bent up to form stops which strike edgewise against the inside of the cover and limit the opening movement of the spout. The stops 1]. and 12 may be finished at their outer edge witha margin that in the blank, would extend continuous with the sides 9 and 10, but it is preferable to cut them, slanting outward so as to give them an even bearing against the top when the spout is open and for this purpose the blank may be cutaway as is, shown lllFlg. 6 or it may be cut with the added material shown in Fig. 7, in either cit which cases, the stops would abut along their whole length against thecover'when the spout is open. The sides 9 and 10 are perforated as shown at 13 and 1d and through these perforations and through the lugs 4 and 5, extends a pin 15 which forms a pivot on which the spout swings.

In Fig. 3, the spout is shown in its extended position ready to pour the contents of the package and in Fig. 5, the spout is shown folded against the top of the package and in Fig. 1, it issealed over against the top of the package by a separate strip of paper 16 in which condition the package is put. when it is filled and closed ready for When the purchaser wants .to use the contents of the 'package,hewil1 break away this paper seal 16, raise the spout as in Figs. 2 and 3 and pour the contents of the package. After a sufiicient quantity has been poured from the package, the spout can be closed up against the top of the package to prevent dust and flies, etc, from getting into the package.

The paper cover that seals the opening and the spout can be printed with instructions as to the opening and use of the package. a

The lugs 1 and 5 may be dispensed with and the ends of the pin 15 may be fastened directly in the top on each side of the opening by suitably. bending it and passing it through the top or engaging it otherwise in any suitable manner.

Vfhile this invention is described in connection with a food package it will be understood that it may be used in connection with any other kind of a package, such as a tobacco package or packages that contain any kind of products. It will also be unan opening therein, lugs integral with the top on the opposite side of the said opening and bent at right angles to the top, a spout pivotally mounted between said lugs, said spout being folded from a blank and having a base and sides bent up from said base and stops bentiat an angle to said sides, and having their ends adapted to abut edgewise against the top to thereby limit the swing of the spout.

2. In a package the combination of a top, an opening therein, lugs integral with the top on the opposite side of the said opening and bent at right angles to the top, a spout pivotally mounted between said lugs, said swing of the spout, perforations in said lugs and in said sides of the spout, a pin passing through said lugs and said sides pivot-- ally connecting the spout to the top.

3. In a package, the combination of a top, an opening therein, a spout pivotally mounted in said opening, said spout being folded from a blank and having a base and sides bent up from said base and stops bent up from said sides, said stops engaging edge- Wise with the top to limit the swing of the spout.

In testimony'whereof I a'flix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERVIN W. PINKERTON.

WVitnesses:

ALICE M. JOHANNS, EDNA K. BOOTH. 

